Ujjivan SFB's remarkable turnaround; strong business volumes with highest-ever disbursement, robust growth in deposits for 2 consecutive quarters

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 13 (ANI/NewsVoir): Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd. (BSE: 542904; NSE: UJJIVANSFB), today announced its financial performance for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2022.
Summary of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Business Performance - Q4 FY 2021-22
* Gross advances at Rs 18,162* crore up 20 per cent Y-o-Y and 10 per cent Q-o-Q
* Highest ever disbursements during the quarter - Rs 4,870 crore up 14 per cent Y-o-Y and 1 per cent Q-o-Q
* Non-Micro Banking contributes 32 per cent* of total portfolio as against 28 per cent in Mar'21
* Secured Advances stand at 30 per cent* of the total portfolio as of Mar'22 as against 27 per cent in Mar'21
* Total provision is Rs 1,330 crores covering 7.3 per cent of gross advances* as on 31st Mar'22 (includes Rs 250 crore floating provisions)
* GNPA/NNPA declined to 7.1 per cent / 0.6 per cent* as of Mar'22 against 9.8 per cent / 1.7 per cent respectively as of Dec'21; Rs. 271 crores written-off in Q4FY22; Provision coverage ratio as on Mar'22 is 92 per cent (including floating provisions)
* Substantial reduction in the restructured book; constitutes 4.7 per cent of gross advances* with provision cover of 47 per cent
* Deposits at Rs 18,292 crore as of Mar'22 up by 39 per cent Y-o-Y; Retail deposits at 54 per cent of total deposits against 48 per cent as of Mar'21; CASA ratio at 27 per cent in Mar'22 vs 21 per cent in Mar'21. Retail banking CASA grew 141 per cent Y-o-Y contributing 77 per cent to total CASA; healthy retail liability customer acquisition - 2.7 lakh customers added during the Q4FY22
* Net Interest Income of Rs 544 crore in Q4FY22; Net interest margin at 10.1 per cent in Q4FY22 against 7.9 per cent in Q4FY21
* Operating expenses to average assets at 7.7 per cent; Cost to Income ratio at 66 per cent in Q4FY22 vs 68 per cent in Q4FY21
* PPoP at Rs 217 crore vs Rs 155 crore in Q4FY21; PAT of Rs 127 crore vs Rs 136 crore Y-o-Y
* Collections at 100 per cent in Mar'22, further improving from 97 per cent in Dec'21
* Portfolio at risk continues to decline; 9.6 per cent as of Mar'22* vs 14.9 per cent as of Dec'21
* Capital adequacy ratio at 19.0 per cent with tier-1 capital at 17.7 per cent; Liquidity coverage ratio at 152 per cent as of Mar'22
Summary of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Business Performance - FY 2021-22
* Disbursement for FY22 at Rs. 14,113 crore
* PPOP of Rs 590 crore in FY22 against Rs 801 crore in FY21
* Net loss of Rs 415 crore in FY22
* Net Interest Income of Rs 1,774 crore in FY22 against Rs 1,729 crore in FY21
* Net Interest Margin at 8.8 per cent in FY22 against 9.5 per cent in FY21
* Cost to income ratio increased to 72 per cent in FY22 from 61 per cent in FY21
* Without adjusting for Rs 674 cr of IBPC/Securitization as of 31 March 2022; ** annualized
Ittira Davis, MD & CEO, Ujjivan Small Finance Bank said, "Q4FY22 has indeed been a strong quarter with the Bank completing the turnaround we envisaged under our 100-day plans put to execution beginning Sep'21; Q4 marks business turning profitable. This was possible on the back of strong business performance coupled with persistent efforts on collections. On the disbursement side, we surpassed our previous best (Rs. 4,809 crores in Q3FY22) and disbursed Rs. 4,870 crores, improving our loan book to Rs. 18,162* crore. Our deposit book continues strong growth - up 39 per cent Y-o-Y driving credit to deposit ratio to 99 per cent which is another achievement for Ujjivan. Retail deposits and CASA contribute to 54 per cent and 27 per cent of total deposits; implying increasing granularity of deposit book. PAR continues to decline, currently at 9.6 per cent* down from 14.9 per cent as of Dec'21. This is largely due to healthy books and a strong focus on collections. We continue to hold strong provisioning buffers on our book with PCR at 92 per cent, resulting NNPAs of 0.6 per cent. Our strategy to build a granular liability base will remain our prime focus going ahead along with a focus on enhancing our digital capabilities which in turn is improving business and productivity levels. We believe that recent business challenges have made us stronger to ready to capitalise on opportunities ahead of us."
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Limited is a small finance bank licensed under Section 22 (1) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to carry on the business of small finance banks in India.
Bank serves 64.8 lakh customers through 575 branches and 16,895 employees spread across 248 districts and 24 states and union territories in India. Gross advances stand at Rs. 18,162 crore with a deposit base of Rs 18,292 crore as of March 31, 2022.
'Our CSR objective is to reach unserved and underserved sections of the society. In Q4 FY22, the Bank has prioritized vaccination across the country and partnership with skill development institutes. The Bank collaborated with local hospitals, Primary Healthcare centres to facilitate the vaccination for 46,500+ beneficiaries across 21 states. We distributed medical equipment to the PHCs in Sangli, Thakurpukur, Khairtal, Sangrur and Ajmer directly benefiting over 1.3 lakhs beneficiaries. Overall the relief activities will reach out to 6,23,720 beneficiaries. The Bank has partnered with Divya Nur Foundation, Cheshire Disability Trust and Savera society for skill development projects that will benefit about 350 youths, women & PWDs this year. One healthcare infrastructural development project was completed under the Chote Kadam project in Haryana, Hissar benefitting over 5000 public.'
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